ABC: Sri Lankan top court suspends decree dissolving Parliament

2018-11-13 (36 Days Old)Total Views: 12 | Last 7 Days: 1

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has suspended the president's order to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections, opening the way for lawmakers to vote on whether to accept his earlier ouster of the prime minister

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